626 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII. 



No. XIV.— THE CUCKOO {CU CUIUS CANORUS) IN THE 

 CENTRAL PROVINCES. 



During May and beginning of June 1913, I constantly heard and saw 

 the Cuckoo in the jungles of South Chanda, C. P., and though I never found 

 any proofs of their breeding there beyond the Cuckoo's breeding season 

 note, I am quite satisfied that these parts may be included in its breeding 

 haunts. In most places Indian Pipits (Anthus rufulus) were plentiful, and 

 for other foster mothers this Cuckoo would find a few Magpie Robins 

 {CopsycJius saularis) and unlimited numbers of the Brown-backed Indian 

 Robins {Thamnobia cambaiensis) , 



C. R. PITMAN. 

 Dera Ismail Khan, 7tJi August 1913. 



[Blanford was of opinion that the Common Cuckoo probably breeds in the 

 country between the Godavari and Chota Nagpur. It would be interesting to see* 

 skin of a Common Cuckoo shot in that district in June to see to which race it 

 belongs. — Eds.] 



No. XV.— OCCURRENCE OF THE HIMALAYAN PIGMY 



WOODPECKER {lYNGIPICUS PYGMAEUS, Vigs) 



IN RAWALPINDI DISTRICT. 



The distribution of this Woodpecker is given in the Fauna of British India, 

 Vol. Ill, p. 46, as follows : — " Forests of the base and lower valleys of the 

 Western Himalayas from around Katmandu in Nepal to Mussooree." 

 Hence it appears of interest to note that at the end of September 1910 

 I found this species common in the lower hill jungles, northwest of Kahuta, 

 Rawalpindi District ; they were there in parties and were climbing about 

 on the smaller twigs of large trees. Two specimens were obtained and 

 are now in my collection [No. 205—27-9-10, Letrah 3,500 ft. $ : 206—25-9-10 

 Keral.] 



HUGH WHISTLER, M.B.O.U., 



Indian Police. 



Jhelum, 5t1i Sejjtember 1913. 



No. XVI.— MALABAR PIED HORNBILL (ANTHRACOCEROS 

 CORONATUS). 



I came across a pair of these birds in the Central Provinces in lat. 80° 14' 

 E., long. 19° 50' N,, feeding on the fruit of Peepal trees, in company with 

 green Pigeons, Crocopus chlorogaster, in the early morning on either 10th or 

 Ilth May 1913. They were very wary and did not allow me to approach 

 close. When at all startled, they quickly made for the forest with a 

 flapping and railing flight. Sportsmen from further south in the Aluri 

 Estate between Bastar and the River Godavari came across them often 

 in flocks of as many as seven. 



C. R. PITMAN. 

 Dera Ismail Khan, 1th August 1913. 



No. XVII.— THE HIMALAYAN WOOD-OWL {SYRNIUM 

 Nine OLA, HoDGs). 



As the nest and eggs of this species have not been observed hitherto, 

 and as very little is said to be known of its habits, the following particulars 

 may be of interest. 



